Monica Sanchez
Assistant Editor, Reporter
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Monica is MRCTV’s assistant editor and West Coast correspondent. Prior to working at MRCTV, Monica worked for CNS News and The Heritage Foundation, operating primarily in digital media and video production. 

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Monica Sanchez | April 9, 2015
The White House now features a gender-neutral restroom so staff and guests can "use restrooms consistent with their gender identity." Politico reports, “President Barack Obama’s staff and visitors now have the option of using a gender-neutral restroom, a White House spokesman said Wednesday — the latest in a series of symbolic steps the Obama administration has taken to work the priorities…
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Monica Sanchez | April 8, 2015
A Foster High School teacher is under fire and being called “anti-Muslim” for providing her classroom with a handout discussing Islam and Islamic extremism.  The teacher is accused of making "independent changes to a lesson plan" and "unsubstantiated claims" in the controversial material she distributed to students. The eight-page handout includes claims such as: “38% of Muslims believe people…
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Monica Sanchez | April 8, 2015
Islamic State militants reportedly torched tons of food en route to starving Palestinian refugees at Yarmouk Camp in Damascus, the capital of Syria, reports the Kurdish media network RUDAW. “The convoy carrying the supplies was forced to stop by ISIS fighters in the Syrian city of Halab,” writes RUDAW. “A short time later, ISIS posted images of extremists burning the food aid on the group’s…
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Monica Sanchez | April 7, 2015
After Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ken.) announced the launch of his 2016 presidential campaign, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) released the following statement welcoming him into the GOP primary: “I am glad to welcome my friend Rand Paul into the 2016 GOP primary. Rand is a good friend, and we have worked side by side on many issues. I respect his talent, his passion, and the work he has done for Kentuckians…
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Monica Sanchez | April 7, 2015
On The Glenn Beck Program, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina discussed the California water crisis and how liberal environmentalists are to blame for what she deems “a man-made disaster.” “With different policies over the last 20 years, all of this could be avoided,” she said. “Despite the fact that California has suffered from droughts for millennia, liberal environmentalists have…
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Monica Sanchez | April 6, 2015
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) announced in a press release on Monday that the Support Assault Firearm Elimination and Education of our (SAFER) Streets Act will be reintroduced to Congress next week. If the bill is made into law, the government would pay gun owners to voluntarily turn in their assault weapons to local law enforcement. The assault weapons legislation would not force gun owners to…
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Monica Sanchez | April 6, 2015
On Sunday’s Face the Nation, Gov. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) questioned whether gay business owners should be held to the same standard as Christian businesses in having to serve customers whose deeply held convictions fundamentally conflict with their own.  “Tolerance is a two-way street,” he said. “If you’re a print shop and you are a gay man, should you be forced to print ‘God hates fags’ for…
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Monica Sanchez | April 6, 2015
In an interview with The New York Times published Sunday, President Barack Obama discussed Iran's continued hostility toward America and Israel as "complicated," part of a "deep mistrust that is not going to fade away immediately."  “I think that it’s important to recognize that Iran is a complicated country—just like we’re a complicated country," he said.  "There is no doubt that, given the…
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Monica Sanchez | April 3, 2015
On last night’s The O’Reilly Factor, talk show host Bill O’Reilly discussed the war on Christianity taking place, both domestically and abroad. “No question it is open season on Christians,” O’Reilly said. Given recent events in Africa and the Middle East, it is undeniable that Christians are facing vicious persecution for their faith, he argued.  Islamic extremists in Kenya gunned down…
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Monica Sanchez | April 3, 2015
Last night on The Hannity Show, radio talk show host Tammy Bruce weighed in on the national conversation surrounding Indiana’s new religious freedom law and whether Christian businesses—such as bakeries and pizzerias—reserve the right to refuse service to a customer if doing so violates their deeply held beliefs. A self-proclaimed gay conservative, Bruce argued that, in shutting Christian…